RHCSA Study Bot

Automated daily exam prep for the Red Hat Certified System Administrator (EX200) exam — powered by Claude AI.

What it does

Every time you open WSL, it generates a fresh RHCSA-focused practice session based on where you are in your studies. It rotates through real EX200 exam objectives and adapts difficulty over time:

| Days | Mode | Style |

| 1–7 | Foundation | Concepts + key commands | | 8–20 | Practice | Hands-on exam-style tasks | | 21+ | Exam Simulation | Pass/fail graded, no hints |

Each session gives you:

• A concise summary of what the RHCSA exam expects on that topic
• Two realistic exam-style tasks (worded like the real EX200)
• The most common mistake that causes candidates to fail that objective
• A verify command to confirm your work

Requirements

• Rocky Linux 9 or a RHEL 9 VM (see setup options below)
• Claude Code CLI installed and authenticated (claude in PATH)
• Node.js (for Claude CLI) — install via nvm

VM Setup Options

Option A — Rocky Linux 9 (free RHEL alternative, recommended)

1. Download the ISO: rockylinux.org/download — grab the Minimal ISO
2. Create a new VM in VirtualBox:
   • Type: Linux, Version: Red Hat (64-bit)
   • RAM: 2048 MB minimum
   • Disk: 20 GB
3. Boot from the ISO and follow the installer — set a root password and create a user
4. Once booted, install git:

   sudo dnf install -y git

Option B — Official RHEL 9 VM (free developer subscription)

1. Register for a free Red Hat Developer account at developers.redhat.com
2. Download the RHEL 9 DVD ISO
3. Create a VirtualBox VM with the same specs as above
4. During install, register with your Red Hat account to activate the free dev subscription

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Install Claude CLI on your VM

# Install nvm
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
source ~/.bashrc

# Install Node and Claude CLI
nvm install --lts
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Authenticate
claude

Install the Study Bot

git clone git@github.com:Racee98/rhcsa-study.git ~/study_automation
chmod +x ~/study_automation/claude_rhcsa.sh

Add this to your ~/.bashrc:

# RHCSA exam prep — auto-runs on login
if command -v claude >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo ""
  echo " RHCSA Grind — Let's get certified!"
  ~/study_automation/claude_rhcsa.sh | tee -a ~/study_automation/rhcsa_practice_log.txt
  echo ""
fi

Then reload:

source ~/.bashrc

Files

| File | Description

| claude_rhcsa.sh | Main RHCSA exam prep script | | claude_daily_general.sh | Original general Linux sysadmin script (kept as backup) |

Customizing topics

Open claude_rhcsa.sh and comment/uncomment topics in the topics=() array to match where you are in your course. Add new topics as you progress.

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Beta v0.1 — built for personal RHCSA EX200 exam prep